'This Is The Answer': Boxer Gaurav Bidhuri And Sports Icons Salute Operation Sindoor

As most Indians slept peacefully in their homes, the Indian Army was wide awake — planning and executing a precise and powerful military operation that would echo across the borders. #OperationSindoor." The aftermath of the precision strikes by the Indian armed forces in terror installations in Pakistan has ignited a wave of nationalistic pride across the country, with #OperationSindoor and #JaiHind dominating social media. The Indian sports fraternity too rose in unison to hail the armed forces for the air strikes.

Operation Sindoor, launched in the intervening night of May 6 and 7, struck nine high-value terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) in what was termed a “calculated, restrained yet firm” response to the horrific Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 innocent lives just two weeks ago.

The covert strike, executed around 1.44 a.m., caught the Pakistani forces completely off guard. In a carefully choreographed offensive, the Indian Air Force neutralized terror camps linked to globally banned outfits like Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba without crossing into Pakistan's airspace — a strategic signal of India's commitment to precision, restraint, and accountability.

Among the loudest voices praising the mission were some of India's most decorated sporting personalities — led by boxer Gaurav Bidhuri, who delivered a searing rebuke to critics and a heartfelt salute to the Indian armed forces.

“While we were asleep in our homes, our Indian Army was out there executing Operation Sindoor. And to all those who kept shouting, ‘Modi ji, attack! Why aren't you attacking?' — this is your clear answer,” Bidhuri told IANS.

“It's easy to give free advice while sitting comfortably at home — calling